Dallas County Indigent Care Corporation

“Dcicc has as its members: (i) baylor health care system, a texas nonprofit corporation which provides support, direction, oversight and centralized services for several of its nonprofit community hospitals described in sections 501(c)(3) and 170(b)(1)(a)(iii) of the internal revenue code, (ii) baylor heart and vascular center, l.l.p., a texas limited liability partnership in which baylor health care system has a 51% controlling interest, (iii) north texas division, inc., a texas corporation, and owner of medical city hospital, a proprietary hospital, (iv) methodist health system, a texas nonprofit corporation which is a nonprofit community hospital described in sections 501(c)(3) and 170(b)(1)(a)(iii) of the internal revenue code, and (v) texas health resources, a texas nonprofit corporation which provides support, direction, oversight and centralized services for several of its nonprofit community hospitals described in sections 501(c)(3) and 170(b)(1)(a)(iii) of the internal revenue code. The members of the corporation each own and operate hospital systems located throughout the dallas fort worth metroplex. The members recognized the need to collaborate in support of their mutual interest in addressing indigent patient health care in dallas county, texas, and formed the corporation to facilitate this effort.”

“The tax-exempt member organizations elect 75% of the directors of dcicc.”

“The organization 's governing body did not authorize or form any committees during the tax year and therefore did not contemporaneously document a meeting.”

“The Form 990 is reviewed by the Chairman/Treasurer and the entire governing body is provided with a copy of Form 990 prior to filing.”

“Section 7.07 of the bylaws of dcicc contains the corporation's conflict of interest policy. Pursuant to the policy, any interested person (including directors, officers and committee members of the corporation and any other entity in the health care system of which the corporation is a part) must disclose the material facts of a transaction or arrangement in which the interested person has a direct or indirect interest. The interested person, after disclosing all of the material facts, would be excused from the meeting of the board of directors and would abstain from all discussion and voting regarding the transaction or arrangement. The transaction or arrangement must then be approved by a majority of disinterested directors of the corporation.”

“All governing documents, organizational documents, policies and financial statements are available at the principal office of dcicc.”

“Healthcare and Related Services - Total Expense: XXX-XX-XXXX, Program Service Expense: XXX-XX-XXXX, Management and General Expenses: 301832, Fundraising Expenses: ;”